Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1919 — HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORING VILLAGES

WOLCOTT (From the Enterprise) Richard Fox left this Friday morning for Waynesburg, Pa., to visit relatives.' Eck Duff went to Youngstown, 0., Tuesday evening. He will visit Pittsburg, Pa., before his return. Mrs. Mary Thompson of Goodland came Thursday to visit at the homes of Leo and George Tyrrell. Mln. and Mrs. Earl Parsons of Logansport are visiting Mr. Parsons’s mother, Mrs. Minnie Parsons. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Carl and Mrs. C. E. Carl spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Carl at Remington. Miss Elizabeth Blume left Tuesday for Evanston, 111., where she will be a student at Northwestern university. Mrs. Chris Rlnkenberger and children of north of town went to Gridley, 111., Wednesday to visit her parents. Miss Tillie Kercher of Elgin, 111., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kercher, Sr., from Friday until Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Seifert, who had been visiting Mrs. Seifert’s sister, Mrs. John Fisher, at Martintons 111., returned home Saturday. Mrs. Nancy Potter of Los An-1

geles, Calif., caime Wednesday evening to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Gerberlch. David Neukomm went to Alden, 111., Tuesday evening. From there he will go to Missouri dn business, visiting several points in the state before his return. . Frank Moury of Fairbury, 111., who had been visiting his sister-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Hamilton, and family, northeast of Wolcott, returned holme Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wller and Mr. and Mrs. Murdock of Logansport were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Q. L. Hughes Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Agin of Rawson, 0., who had been visiting their son, Frank Agin, and wife, northeast of Wolcott, the past two vteeks, returned home this Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas Brown of south of Monticello autoed to Remington Sunday and visited Mrs. Brown’s aunt, Mrs. Lucy Pitts, coming to Wolcott in the afternoon to visit her aunt, Mrs. G. W. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Kenney Sites and sone, Estle and Ernest, and their grandson, Everett Shultz, of Dayton, Ind., were guests Sunday “KTf

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ermentrout. Mrs. Sites is a sister of Mrs. Ermen trout. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thews, who had reeided here the past six months, moved to Remington Tuesday Mr. Thews is employed on the dredge, which is working southwest of Wolcott, and Remington will bring him several miles nearer his work. Harry Sigtman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sigman, and Miss Hazel Holdcraft, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Holdcraft, both of near Wolcott, were united in marriage Wednesday evening, Sept. 24. at 5:30 o’clock at the home es Rev. Wm. McCorkle in Monticello. Samuel C. Sluyter, Who had recently returned from overseas duty, received his discharge at Camp Taylor Wednesday, Sept. 17, and arrived in Wolcott for a visit with his father and sister, Dr. S. D. Sluyter and daughter Gertrude, and granddaughter, Virginia M ess “ inger. After a short visit here he will leave for the west, where he expects to locate, probably at Denver. Miss Opal Sharkey, the 10-ydar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Sharkey, who reside west of Wolcott, was quite severely injured Saturday. Miss Opal, who had driven to Wolcott in a Klondyke to take her music lesson, was on her way home and was between the residences of Joseph and August Emond, about 4 o’clock, when the heavy wind Which was blowing at that time struck the Klondyke, overturning it. The horse became frightened an<L dragged the rig a considerable distance before freeing Itself frami the rig. The young lady was severely cut by the broken glass, but got out of the Klondyke and walked to the (residence of August Emond, Where* Dr. Spencer, assisted by Dr. Sluyter, dressed her Injuries. It required four stitches In her wrist, three in her nose and one in the knee to close the

wounds. This accident occurred but a short distance from the place where she was so severely injured Ln a similar accident six years ago, when she Ming between life and death for a number of days.